LEGAL · FL · 1957-1978
Richard E. Gerstein
District Attorney · Miami · Democrat · Florida
On the record
Watergate connection — Gerstein investigated Bernard Barker's bank deposits
Background
Richard E. Gerstein (Democrat) was Florida's District Attorney · Miami of Miami 1957–1978 (21 years). Earliest occupant of this seat in Officium's records; succeeded by Janet Reno. Note: Watergate connection — Gerstein investigated Bernard Barker's bank deposits. Same-year political environment (1957): Governor LeRoy Collins.
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Others who held this office in Florida
- Katherine Fernandez Rundle (1993-present)
- Janet Reno (1978-1993)